Team 7's Bell-Grabbing Game

There were three days left until the time agreed upon with Kaguya, and Hinata finally saw Naruto again after a long time apart.

Unlike Naruto a few months ago, whose confidence had been utterly shattered by Sasuke, Naruto now looked high-spirited, his eyes gleaming with confidence.

Training ground.

"Sorry to keep you waiting!"

Hearing the voice from afar, Naruto and Sasuke turned their heads at the same time. Hinata was dragging Kakashi along as she raced toward them. Kakashi's eyes were rolling back from being pulled so hard, and his whole body was practically floating in the air.

Upon reaching the training ground, Hinata hung two small bells from Kakashi's waist.

"Let's play a bell-grabbing game!"

Hinata clapped her hands and obediently walked over to stand between Naruto and Sasuke.

Naruto and Sasuke exchanged looks over Hinata's head, and a strong sense of bromance flashed where their gazes met.

Boom!

Golden light flared as Naruto transformed directly into a little golden man. With the boost from the Nine-Tails' chakra, he entered Six Paths Mode, with six Truth-Seeking Orbs floating behind him.

Hmm...

He might not have been much to look at, but he did look pretty cool.

Hinata gave him a quick once-over.

Naruto's Six Paths Mode was something of a shortcut. Like Hinata's Tenseigan Chakra Mode, it enhanced chakra density and quality.

With the Sage of Six Paths' help, Naruto had truly gained a Sage Body. Combined with the floating properties of the Truth-Seeking Orbs, he had already acquired a preliminary ability to fight in the air.

Battle intent flashed in Sasuke's eyes as his Rinnegan opened instantly.

A Six-Tomoe Rinnegan in one eye and an ordinary Rinnegan in the other gave Sasuke an almost eerie aura.

Though both possessed Sage Bodies, the Rinnegan's boost to combat power was